Micrometer feed guide for platen presses



F. MERRYMAN IICRONETER FEED GUIDE FOR PLATEN lPRESSES Nov. 3 1925.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK MERRYMAN, 0F CORVALLIS, OREGON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO JAMES H.i

NEWMAN, OF CORVALLIS, OREGON. i

MICROMET'ER' FEED GUIDE FOR PLATEN PRESSES.

Application filed October 16, 1924. Serial No. 743,992.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be 1t known that I, FRANK MERRYMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gorvallis, in the county of Benton and State ofk Oregon,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Micrometer FeedGuides for Platen Presses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to micrometer self registering feed guides forplaten presses, and it consists in the novel features hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a feed guide of simple form,involving a minimum number of parts, and which is adapted to accuratelyposition a sheet upon the platen of a press, whereby proper registrationmay be had in producing multi-color printing.

`With the above object in View, the invention includes a bar which ispivotally connected with the platen of the press and ladapted to swingwith relation to the platen, as the platen moves toward and away fromthe type. Guide arms are mounted upon the said bar and means areprovided for accurately shifting or adjusting the guide arms along thebar and transversely across the platen. The guide arms are provided withmovable fingers, and the fingers are so mounted and arranged that theymay move with relation to the sheet supporting surface of the platen,and as the platen moves in order thatthe fingers may clear the chase andthe type, thus making it possible to prodiice the printing iii closeproximity to the edges of the sheet and in proper registration.

lu the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is al fragmentary perspective view of a press, with the feedguide applied.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the platen of the press with theone form of feed guide applied.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view of means for shifting the feedguide, and cut on theline 3-3 of Figure 7, hereinafter' to be described.

Figure 1l is a similar view, cut on the line of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is asimilar view, cut on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a similar view, cut on the line (3 6 of Figure 2.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary plan view of the platen, showing one form ofthe feed guide mounted thereon.

Figure 8 is a plan view of the platen, showing another form of the feedguide mounted thereon. l

Figure 9 is a detail section taken on the line 9 9 of Fig. 2.

Figure 1() is a detail section taken on the line lO--lO of Fig. 7. K

As illustrated in the accompanying drawing, the press to which thedevice is applied .includes the platen l, having the bail 2 hingedlymounted at the edges of the platen in a conventional form.y A gripperbar 3 is hingedly connected with the platen 1, and is arranged to swingwith relation to the platen as the said platen moves toward and awayfrom the type, and the bar is provided with an arm 4, having aV roller 5journaled thereon, and which is adapted to move around the periphery ofan eccentric of the press (not shown), and which swings the arm duringthe movement of the platen, as hereinbefore described. The bar 3 isprovided-with one or more longitudinally disposed slots G. The block 7is fixed to the intermediate portion of the bar 3 and the screw islioiirnaled at its inner end in the bracket 8 and at its intermediateportion through the block 7.

`The screw 8 is provided, at its other end, with a kniirled head 9.

threaded upon the intermediate portion of A block l0 is the screw, and-aspring supported loop 1l is carried bv the block .10, and is provided atits inner side with a thread adapted to engage the thread of the screw.It is apparent that by depressing the loop 11,., the. threads thereofmay be moved out of engagement with the thread of the screw, andconsequently the block will be free to move along the bar 5. When thethread of the loop 11 is in engagement with the thread of the sciew 8,the said screw may be turned by using the head 9,` and consequently theblock may be accurately adjusted along the bar 3. The block l() carriesanother block 30, to which it is hingedly connected. Aside gage, arm l2is pivoted upon the last mentioned block by means of the screw The arm12 has atiirned under portion of lug 32, which comes in contact with theedge of the platen when the grip bar 3 is rocked into the plane of theplaten. A plate 13 is adjustably mounted upon the plate 12 by means ofthe friction ears 12 which extend from the edges of the plate 13 overupon the plate 12, and the plate lf3 is provided with Cil a side portion14 adapted to be slipped through incisions 1 5 provided in the platensheet, and whereby the edge of the portion 14 of the plate may serve asa stop for the printing sheet which is fed upon the platen.

It will be seen that as the platen 1 moves toward and away from thetype, the gripper bar 3 is rocked with relation to the platen, andconsequently the block 30 is moved toward and away from the platen. Thisrelative movement causes the projection 32 to come in contact with theedge of the platen 1, and produces swinging movement in the parts 12,13, and 14, with the screw 31 as a pivot in the same plane or parallelwith the same plane, as the surface of the platen. Thus the side portion14 comes in contact with the side edge of the sheet to be printed on, asit moves in the above described manner, and brings the Vsheet toy properposition sideways for the impression.

Each block 7 has another block 33 pivotally-connected thereto by meansof pin 33 which extends through block 7 and into block 33 being lockedin engagement with block 33'by screw 7 The screw 17 is carried bytheblock 33, and `the block 13 extends into the block33 and is threadedupon said screw. An arm 19 is adjustably mounted upon the last mentionedblock, and carries at its free end portion a plate 20, which is adaptedto rest upon the platen 1.

It will be seen that as the platen 1 moves toward and awayfrom the type,the gripper bar 3 is vrocked with relation to the platen andconsequently the arm 19 is moved across the platen, carrying with it theplate 20. As the sheet, upon which the printing` is to be produced hasone of its end'edges bearing against the, stops 20 of plate 20, the saidsheet is moved, during the movement of the platen, so that it isproperly presented to the type, when the platen arrives at theimpression position. Mortices are provided in the blocks 7 and 10 toreceive bars 34. Other mortices 35 are provided in the blocks 33 and 30,and also ina portion of the arm 12 to receive the bars 34. These bars 34hold vrthe rod 19 and plate 2O and the arm 12 and plate 13 clear of theplaten, when the bars 34 are pushed into the mortises 35. Thisdetachable means is convenicnt, when a new platen sheet lis wanted, orwhen it is necessary to raise the top of the platen sheet for the makeready.

In lthe form of the invention, as illustrated in Figure 8 of thedrawing, means are provided for causing movement of the finger l21,-withrelation Vto the plate 20, and

the platen, Vand the .said means includes a bracket;22, which is mountedupon the plate The block 23 is mounted upon the platen 1, and a lever 24is pivoted upon the block 23, and is provided at one end with a slot 25which receives a pin 26 carried by the bracket 22. A lever 27 isVpivoted upon the block l23 and has a pin and slot connection at one endwith the finger 21. The lever 27 is provided, at its opposite end with aset of gear teeth 28, which mesh with the gear teeth 29 provided uponthe lever 24. Therefore, as the arm 19 and the plate 2O move withrelation to the platen, and during the movement of the platen 1, thelevers 24 and 27 are swung upon the block 23, whereby longitudinalmovement is imparted to the iinger 21, and this movement is sufiicientto cause the finger to uncover the surface of the printing sheet, whenthe sheet is presented to the type.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. In combination with a platen having a bar pivotally mounted thereon,a micrometer feed guide comprising a bracket mounted upon the bar, ascrew journaled at one end in the bracket, ablock having screw threadengagement with the screw, and a guide carried by the block.

2. In combination with a platen having a bar pivotally connectedthereto, a micrometer feed guide comprising a screw mounted along sideof said bar, a block mounted for sliding movement upon the bar, a springsupported loop having a threaded section and movably mounted on theblock, and adapted to engage the thread of the screw.

3. In combination with a platen having a bar pivotally connectedthereto,.a feedguide comprising .a block mounted upon the bar, a secondblock adjustably mounted upon the first mentioned block, an arm carriedby the second block, a plate carried by said arm and adapted to lie uponthe platen, and aI finger with which the plate is slidably engaged.

4. In combination with a platen having a bar pivotally connectedthereto, a feed guide comprising a block mounted upon the bar, a secondblock adjustably mounted upon the first mentioned block, an arm car riedby the second mentioned block, a plate carried by the arm, a fingerslidably mounted upon the plate, a stationary member positioned uponvthe platen, levers fulcrumed upon the member and having intermeshinggear teeth, one of said levers being connected with the plate and theother with the finger.

In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature.

FRANK MERRYMAN,

